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cœlom

cœlom is the dated form of coelom.

Meaning of coelom

Noun

coelom (plural coeloms)

  1. A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.

Forms of cœlom

pluralcœloms

Words formed from cœlom

Questions about cœlom

What is cœlom the dated form of?
Cœlom is the dated form of coelom.

Words near cœlom in the dictionary

  1. cœliotomy
  2. cœliæ
  3. cœlo-
  4. cœlodont
  5. cœlodonts
  6. cœlom
  7. cœloma
  8. cœlomata
  9. cœlomate
  10. cœlomic
  11. cœloms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cœlom (page history and authors); coelom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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